Union calls for blood tests, CPS plan after lead found at Bridgeport school

McClellan special education teacher Kelly Harmon said at a news conference that CPS knew about peeling paint concerns in October. Rooms at the school last week tested positive for elevated lead levels. (Brett Chase / Sun-Times)

A teachers’ union official demanded Monday that Chicago Public Schools test the blood of students and staff at a Bridgeport school for lead after high levels of the harmful metal were found in classroom paint.

The demand, one of several, was made after high lead levels were found in three rooms at McClellan Elementary, including in a special education classroom, last week.